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Observations on jail, hospital, or ship fever, from the 4th April, 1776, until 30th April, 1789 : made in various parts of Europe and America, and on the intermediate seas
by Robertson, Robert
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- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Printed for the author and sold by G.J. and J. Robinson. 1789. New ed. much enlarged and improved, contemporary quarter leather with marbled sides, later title ('Robertson on Ship Fever') lettered in gilt. Four fold-out tables on patients, tables in text, pp xx,490, (i, errata). Shadow of tape marks endpapers. One table torn completely along fold and loosely inserted, one table damaged. Boards rubbed, spine spotted. Good condition. The author was a British surgeon, Fellow of the Royal Society, and physician to the hospital at Greenwich. He served in the Navy and wrote several treatises on fever, scurvy and other maritime illnesses. New Edition. Quarter calf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 99038
- Title
- Observations on jail, hospital, or ship fever, from the 4th April, 1776, until 30th April, 1789 : made in various parts of Europe and America, and on the intermediate seas
- Author
- Robertson, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Quarter calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the author and sold by G.J. and J. Robinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Diseases, Europe, Maritime, Medical, Naval, Prison, Ships, Surgical
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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